Nicky Noo Cards: Alex Syberia Designs February Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

I thank you for joining me today on my blog where I'm sharing my first card for Alex Syberia Design's February release. Love cards shouldn't only be reserved for Valentine's Day and there's some wonderful love and friendship themed products to choose from in the new selection being offered. Did you hear that there is a UK online site for Alex Syberia products now and you can find it HERE? This shop serves the UK and EU but also ships across the world as does the US online site which is found HERE. Last but not least THIS LINK will take you to the Alex Syberia Designs blog hop post which I encourage you to visit. Be sure to read all the way to the end of my post for GIVEAWAY information and to find a link the next designer on the blog hop. Thank you.

My first card for the release uses the following products:-

Penguin Love

Penguin Love Dies

Love & XOXO Die Set

Heart Collage Die

Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set.

I ink blended a white panel using Blush ink by The Stamp Market. I faded the ink so it was darkest at one end and lightest at the other. Over this I glued a white die cut created using the Heart Collage Die. I then framed this out with a pale peach frame created using the Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set and some cardstock from my stash. The frame was applied popped up on foam tape.

I then took the new Love & XOXO Die Set and die cut 4 times. Twice in white cardstock, once in pale blue and finally in red. I glued the letters in stacks with the white slightly offset and you also get a glimpse of the pale blue when viewed from an angle and this will eventually tie in to some of the colouring on the penguins.

I determined a straight line and adhered the big XOXO to the card background.

The images from Penguin Love were stamped with black ink and coloured with the following Copic markers:-

Penguins - T6, T5, T4, T3, G00, G0000, C3, C1, C00, Y19, YR07

Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

Red - R29, R24, R05

Pot - G00, G0000, C3, C1

All images were die cut using the coordinating dies.

I backed the images with foam tape and applied them to the scene and set them standing on the Roses Are Red sentiment from the same stamp set.

To complete the card I took out my white gel pen and I highlighted the coloured images and the XOXO and then I did some highlights in the actual background collage to create further interest.

Last but not least a few sparkling clear sequins created a subtle sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by!

Giveaway info:

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 winner and a $15 gift card to 3 lucky winners.

Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight GMT March 8th, 2025. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on March 9th, 2025.

Blog Hop Order:

Nicky (you are here)